When I fly commercial, I usually grab the filed route from FlightAware and pop it into my EFB to follow along during the trip. On a recent flight from Fort Lauderdale to Denver, I noticed the waypoints after Liberal, Kansas were: HALEN-KOORN-IDOLL-NIXX-HAGGR-BSTON-BOSSS-DEN. I guess we were near the ROCKies! Jeff Ronner Boca Raton, Florida I’m […]
For “land” aircraft, all flights start and end at an airport or airstrip, and an important aspect in planning an IFR flight to an unfamiliar airport is to study not only the approach and departure charts, but also the airport diagram to fully understand the big picture. Typically, we think of airport diagrams as useful […]
In the opening phases of World War II, our country was feverishly training pilots for war. Thousands of cadets earned coveted US Army Air Corps wings. Six months later, half were dead. Investigation revealed that deaths attributable to VFR into IMC far exceeded combat losses. IMC was more dangerous than the enemy. Realizing this, the […]
Recently in my duties as an air traffic controller, I’ve noticed a trend: more than a few pilots struggle with non-towered airport procedures. Unfortunately, I’m not talking about a student pilot on his first-ever instrument flight. In that scenario, fumbles are expected. Instead, I’m talking about pilots flying jets and turboprops who—I suspect—could be inexperienced […]
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